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At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Job description:
Responsible for independently conducting quantitative analytics and modeling projects. Responsible for developing new models, analytic processes or systems approaches. Creates documentation for all activities and works with Technology staff in design of any system to run models developed. Incumbents possess excellent quantitative/analytic skills and a broad knowledge of financial markets and products.
Within the FICC Quantitative Strategies Group is our global e-Trading Strats group, one of the fastest growing and dynamic areas at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. As asset classes accelerate their adoption of electronic trading, e-Trading will continue to be recognized as a focus of future investment and a driver of innovation.
Role Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of this role include working with the global Rates electronic business to research, design and build the trading models and electronic systems for pricing, electronic market making and risk management for the Rates trading desks. This role operates in close co-operation with our partners in e-Trading sales and technology as well as other lines of business across FICC.
Required Skills:
- Bachelors, Masters/PhD level in a quantitative subject (Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science)
- Financial markets experience
- Excellent quantitative skills, coupled with sound knowledge of applied econometric techniques and the ability to work with large datasets
- Experience in designing and building production trading systems and knowledge of underlying trading infrastructure;
- Real-time language proficiency (Java/C++)
Benefits of working at Bank of America:
- Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
- Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
- 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
- The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
- Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
- Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
- Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
- Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.
